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COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, TERMINAL SWITCHING SYSTEM, AND TERMINAL SWITCHING METHOD

  • US 20090055537A1
  • Filed: 01/23/2006
  • Published: 02/26/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/25/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A communication terminal that transfers an application-level communication session being performed with a communication-destination terminal as a communication destination through a network, to a transfer-destination terminal determined from among at least one nearby terminal, comprising:

  • a connectivity information receiving unit that acquires from the at least one nearby terminal, connectivity information collected by performing a communication process between the at least one nearby terminal and the communication-destination terminal, or between the at least one nearby terminal and a server that performs procedures of login, authentication, and billing for a network user;

    a transfer-destination terminal determinating unit that determines the transfer-destination terminal from among the at least one nearby terminal according to the connectivity information; and

    a session transferring unit that transfers the communication session with the communication-destination terminal to the transfer-destination terminal determined by the transfer-destination terminal determinating unit.

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